Wow, this shocking news just in: In light of the spirited Faceplate Debate (and previous archived threads) an anonymous source from deep within the company revealed that this is in fact a serious issue, causing considerable conflict between the aesthetic sensibilities of the industrial designers and the marketing department.

After extensive psychological consultation and research into the impact of faceplate color on file server administrators, some very interesting color choices were vetoed.

So here now, (with apologies to David Letterman) I present to you, the

Top Ten Rejected NetApp Faceplate Color Schemes

10. Charcoal "where my NVRAM battery used to be" Grey

9. Harvest "every bad kitchen appliance from the 70's" Gold

8. Smoked "power supply" Salmon

7. Burnt "fan motor" Sienna

6. Dusty "choked floppy drive" Rose

5. Rhodamine "reformat" Red

4. Chocolate "YooHoo-in-the-air-intakes" Brown

3. Electric "static discharge" Blue

2. British Racing "for the fire extinguisher" Green

And the number one Rejected NetApp Faceplate Color Scheme:

1. Deep "parity error" Purple

I guess the good news is that "sea foam green with woodgrain panels" is still in the running! Yes! I want my next filer painted like a '74 Pinto!

:-)

-- Chris